First black box from crashed plane found

Important evidence: Members of the National Transportation Safety Committee carrying a box containing the flight data recorder of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 retrieved from the Java Sea where it crashed. — AP

A black box from the crashed Indonesian passenger jet has been recovered, officials said, a discovery that could offer critical clues to explaining why the plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea.

Divers just off the coast of the capital Jakarta hauled the jet’s flight data recorder to the surface yesterday, as the hunt continues for its cockpit voice recorder.